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26.1.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
26/19
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 75/2013
of 25 January 2013
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 as regards the application of representative prices
and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector and repealing Implementing
Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 fixing the representative prices and additional import duties for
certain products in the sugar sector for the 2012/2013 marketing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
next two marketing years, i.e. till the end of the Union
quota regime.The Commission monitors constantly the
sugar market and shall take any appropriate measures
if necessary.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(4) As
long
as
additional
duties
are
not
imposed,
there
is
no
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
need to fix the representative prices which are used to
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
calculate them.
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
cultural products (‘Single CMO’ Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
Article 143 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
(5)
It is then appropriate to derogate from the application of
Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 until the end
of the marketing year 2014/2015.
Whereas:
(1) The
representative
prices
and
additional
duties
applicable (6) Implementing
Regulation
(EU)
No
892/2012
should
to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups
therefore be repealed.
have been fixed for the 2012/2013 marketing year by
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No
892/2012 ( 2 ).
(7) The
Management
Committee
for
the
Common
Organi
sation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an
opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
(2) Article
141(2)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
1234/2007
estab
lishes that additional import duties are not be imposed
where the imports are unlikely to disturb the Community
market, or where the effects would be disproportionate
to the intended objective.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(3) For
a
significant
period
of
time,
sugar
prices
in
the
Union
Article 1
market have been far above the reference price and,
based on current market forecast, it is not expected
By way of derogation from Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No
that the world market price of sugar would be reduced
951/2006, the additional import duties shall not be applied to
to such levels that, taking into account the current
the products referred to in that Article until 30 September
import tariff, the imports of sugar would disturb the
2015.
EU sugar market in the absence of additional duties.
Under these circumstances of relatively high world
market prices, imports of sugar products covered by
Article 36(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
Article 2
951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules
for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 is repealed.
318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the
However, it shall remain applicable to additional duties
sugar sector ( 3 ) are not likely to disturb the Union
imposed before the entering into force of the present Regu
market and consequently no additional duties on these
lation.
imports should be imposed. Taking into account the
fundamentals of the world and Union sugar markets,
this situation is unlikely to change significantly for the
Article 3
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 263, 28.9.2012, p. 37.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
( 3 ) OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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Official Journal of the European Union
26.1.2013
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 January 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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